New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
Ill.


Yesterday morning I came down very late for
breakfast. ATaStasic did not bring me my cup OF
ten tai nearly O'Clock. and even then | was
rather sleepy; furthermore. my new gown htt"d
so badly that | Obliged at the Last moment
TO change II for another When | reached the
dining room everybody had nearly done breakfast
Lady Dovcdalc. however. smiled reaSSurlhgy,
though rs II seemed t. me somewhat sad y; indeed,
rs / slipped into the empty char winch the
Marquis prolcrcd me next his own. II struck
me that rhc whole party wore an appearance OF
gloom Lord Dovcdalc looked ABSOLUTELY annoyed.
Crrt"inly. the weather was not ms lrltiig hilc
drilling rain. falling steadily. promised by-and-
bye Ia soak thoroughly through the various broad
shoulders nov comfortably clad IN warm woi'y
homcspuu or vclvctecn corduroy; still. for such
chances Of war al good sportsmcn should be
PREPARED. As tho MARQUIS tcndcrly hcapcd mp my
two plates with CrillrG chicken. dry toast, hot
bun and strawberry I'm, WHISPERED TO him
"What's upP'
"Oh. nothing much" he answered Gruny;
"oniy. naturally. Dovcdalr's put out GrcnfclGs
gone and spralncd his anklc-hc's always doing
something. You know, just to make himself
conspl nous
surely that's hard exclaimed. rlnncng
invountarily round to where the culput, the
only ~ ordinary morning dress among his fellow
sroftsnlcn sat modify staring at his plate.
d" dare Say he only hunks the ram, after all,
sad Lord I}all!more, unlllndly.
CA, nous, tiac. why. lac Won his spurs III the
hocl>s AlounttIns, ana ali lunds Oh outIdndiSh
ia, - hg = not Kelly 10 iiinil much OF the ram
tcuuug the sLiuucIcu one, / was Obliged to Keep
my breath, not cNnc.,y 80 cool my roiriugc, but
to swallow my boiling tea Is quickly rs c0uil,
,or already most of the guests were leaving the
table VI hen finally passed out oil the room with
Lazy poVcdIlc. She murmurcd ptcousy:
Only tL,n,>, Uutn, crack shot! Isn't 1T too
sad IL viii make such an awful difference IN the
bag; DOvcdaic VIII be sulEy ABOUT IL lor 'h'
ncNt SIN months
Half an hour later all the men, with one
melancholy exception, had trudgcd oil through the
ram ana wc lady guests sat aimrsSN III inc
dIaw ing room, none OF US sulhcleh'iS chcrsrt'o
IA b.,tn either nccdh-worl< or rtt"r-wrtinS. Yet
nobody cared to talk / was drumming IDLY on the
wtndow-Iancs watching the drops chasing eacn
other down in haste, and wishing that l couid
say, as in my childhood
RAIN rtin go 10 spain,
And never, never como back again.
- s,ite Of farmers and agrlculturists and the
,cst of those tircsomc people who always want
wet weather ut inconvenlent tincs. Al i"sl tlc
door opened and Lady Dovcdalc entered, bringing
mcrcifully to MS man-the man. lie lihpeu'
| na,ninlv Inn that was of no consequence to us.
He was smiling, and saying pleadingly to our
| hostess:
81 nut myself altogether under your protection
adv Dovcdac: il requires no small courage ior
| lonely male to face six ladies In WHAT might NC
| called uncanonical hours
| Come in" said Lady Doveda'e ianeh'ng'
| "vour Romance il to amusc MS AFTER hhNths SO
c>ouSly failed in your duty 10 your own XII"
1
| I,hou,h he did not look if he altogether liked
| ',,,n| ON the sofa TO be fused over 10y such a
| ,a,,;,' irc community as that which speedily en-
| circi,d him IL must lie owned that his solllcrv
| ond rather angular figure seemed out OF place
| amopr the cushions whilst we women all stood
or sot about chatcrIng to him.
cant | make myself uSeful?' he asked
| ni,cou.lv Don't ladies always have wool to
| r;r5 or something of that sort to be dOnep" But
we an shook our bends laughing. Unlike the
| black sheep OF nursery lore, we had none of
MS any wool
| "Nv mental capacities have not in any way
| suffered continued Mr.. Grcniell turning toward
| the reviewer For whilst he scarcely addressed
| almost too much to that gentle being who II must
col saw did her very best to attract him, putting
| on Inncnid airs and graccs which, in my humble
| opinion, are most especially unbccoming to u
| strong minded woman.
| 81 have IN idea said Lady Dovelalc sudden
| w. "a most brilliant idea; several of the neigh
| hors are coming to dine TO night"
| "Ohl" shouted the dSmayed chorus
"Wly should we not get up some tableau Pn
| ask ed Lady Dovcdalc unIcrturbcd; why in tact
shouh not you." she added, swccty turning to
our victim arrange il all for us, tell us what to
wear, and how TO wear II, how we ought to
lock- and All that?"
| why not, indeed Pr SAID Mr.. Grcnfcll with "A
peculiar expression on his lace, wEIch |. having
known him for long years, coull easily interpret :
whcrcupon | burst oat laughing but the Others
all exclaimed with Simultaneous Joy
| What delightful delicious iLea!p SO IL
| came to be settled that we should have tabcaul
| the thought and preparation Of which, as any
manager of such ADJUSTMENTS well knows must